Mulberry Child is the true story of a childhood before, during, and after the Cultural Revolution in China. Author Jian Ping's father, a high-ranking government official, was falsely accused of treason during the Cultural Revolution-he was detained, beaten, and publicly shamed. Her mother Gu Wenxiu, a top administrator of a middle school, was paraded in public and detained by the Revolution Committee and the Red Guards-both driving forces of the Cultural Revolution. Facing abuse and deprivation, Jian Ping's family stands steadfastly together, from her aging grandmother, a frail woman with bound feet, to her parents and siblings. The traumatic impacts of their experiences shape the course of their lives forever.
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Bear Any Burden, by Ellis M. Goodman, is a gripping page-turner, full of twists and turns and surprises as much a spy story as an epic family saga, spanning decades and continents, from 19th Century Poland all the way to the height of the cold War. A richly complex thriller in the tradition of Graham Greene and John Le Carre, posing urgent and timeless questions of family, loyalty and liberty.
A gripping, moving, and dramatic story that holds the attention from first page to last. This, Ellis Goodman's first novel, is a masterly work of detection and espionage that deserves the widest readership."
-- Sir Martin Gilbert - London, Winston Churchill's official Biographer and author of 80 books
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A gripping, moving, and dramatic story that holds the attention from first page to last. This, Ellis Goodman's first novel, is a masterly work of detection and espionage that deserves the widest readership."
-- Sir Martin Gilbert - London, Winston Churchill's official Biographer and author of 80 books
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Contributed by 14 international scholars, Seeking Changes: Political Development in Contemporary China gives a historical account and thoughtful analysis of the major changes in the legal system that provided the political grounding for China’s recent economic development. The possibility of a broader definition of democracy that includes single party rule is debated. By contrasting the Chinese experience with those of its neighbors such as Russia, India, Vietnam and Japan, an image of a new Chinese Socialism that incorporates Confucian traditions emerges. Time will tell if this ‘Beijing Consensus’ can serve as a touchstone for the developing world.
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Much of the economic growth in China is fueled by export and foreign direct investment in research and development. Personal consumption has not been keeping up with GDP. Without substantial changes in economic and social policies, China is unlikely to develop into a global economic power anytime soon. A group of distinguished international scholars presents accounts of different facets of economic development in contemporary China in nine essays in this book. Recent government policies and societal behavior are set against the Chinese historical legacies on knowledge and power. Suggestions on concrete steps to accelerate the economic development are also offered from a Western perspective.
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